Kitakamakura

Visited Kitakamakura to watch colored leaves.

colored leaves at Kitakamakura

Johchiji

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It was too late to enter Myohgetsuin

Moved to Kamakura to have dinner.

Kamakura station

Tsuruoka Hachimangu

Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine　at Kamakura city

2014 Happy New Year







Waited 1 hour for pray

Kita Kamakura (Northern Kamakura)

Visited Kita Kamakura

Walk and Take a look at the temples

This time picked up mainly Kenchoji temple.

Kita Kamakura Station

 Tohkeiji 東慶寺

Johchiji 浄智寺

Kenchoji 建長寺
15 min. walk from KitaKamakura station
Rinzai school of  Zen Temple
Established 1253 by Tokiyori Hohjo
Foundation by Daikaku Zen Master
http://www.kenchoji.com/

Outside Gate

Inside Gate

 The most impressive one is the drawing of dragon & cloud

Ceiling drawing of Dragon & Cloud

Yenkakuji 円覚寺

closest to Kitakamakura station among temples

We walked around a lot and got exhausted, so did not enter inside.

Railway and Kitakamakura Station

Then ate cold Soba noodle and took a rest at the noodle shop just in front of station.

walked remembering this song

Kitakamakura by Tadashi Okamoto